Manager, Finance - Accounting

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting close activities for entities within scope.
• Ensure financial records are maintained in accordance with US GAAP, local statutory requirements and Gilead policies.
• Review and approve journal entries, accrual calculations, prepayments, reclassifications and supporting documentation.
• Oversee preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Review and challenge balance sheet and P&L flux analyses, ensuring key movements are understood and appropriately communicated.
• Coordinate Balance Sheet Reviews with Controllers and Market Finance stakeholders.
• Support statutory accounting, audit and financial reporting requirements for assigned entities.
• Maintain ledger integrity and compliance with the Worldwide Controller's Manual.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Market Finance, Corporate Accounting, Internal Audit and external auditors.
• Partner with FP&A teams to review accruals, forecasts and actual results throughout the close cycle.
• Provide accounting guidance and support to business partners and finance colleagues.
• Influence stakeholders across multiple geographies, cultures and time zones to drive alignment and business outcomes.
• Facilitate effective communication of financial results, risks and accounting matters to management.
• Own and maintain a strong internal control environment in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Ensure accounting processes, controls and documentation are operating effectively and remain audit-ready.
• Lead remediation efforts where control gaps or process improvement opportunities are identified.
• Support internal and external audits through timely and accurate provision of documentation, analysis and explanations.
• Drive continuous enhancement of accounting controls and compliance practices.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement across the wider finance team.
• Support effective prioritisation of close, reporting, control and project-related activities within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Drive process optimisation, standardisation and simplification initiatives across the Record-to-Report process.
• Champion automation, analytics, AI and other digital finance solutions to improve efficiency, controls and business insight.
• Contribute to the establishment and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Lead or participate in cross-functional projects aimed at enhancing the effectiveness and scalability of finance operations.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

Required

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience within Accounting, Financial Reporting or Record-to-Report operations in a multinational environment.
• Proven ability to lead accounting processes, influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in a complex multinational finance environment.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal control frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience managing month-end close and balance sheet governance processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage accounting processes, influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in a complex multinational finance environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to effectively prioritise multiple competing demands while meeting strict deadlines.

Preferred

• Experience within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
• Experience supporting multi-country accounting operations.
• Knowledge of local statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle or similar ERP systems.
• Experience with automation, analytics and AI-enabled finance solutions.

This role supports a global organization and requires regular interaction with stakeholders across EMEA, APAC and North America.

Availability to support US close activities and collaborate with US-based stakeholders is required. As a result, flexibility to work outside standard local business hours on occasion, particularly during month-end, quarter-end and year-end close periods, is expected.

Occasional domestic and international travel, including travel to other Gilead locations and key business partners, will be required.

Customer service: A commitment and focus on customer service - defining and exceeding multiple customer expectations and delivering on the service commitments

Process focus: Skills in process analysis, assessment and improvement and working in a team environment where continuous improvement is encouraged

Interpersonal skills: An effective team player whose energy and well-developed communication skills make this person a persuasive stakeholder partner, negotiator and relationship builder.

Thinker/Do-er: A clear, fast thinker, able to translate business needs into pragmatic solutions and implement them.

Diversity: Able to work effectively in a multi-functional, multi-cultural environment

Handle complexity: Able to handle the ambiguity that arises from time to time in a global organization in a multi-country environment.

Language: The person we seek will be able to communicate effectively in English. An additional major European language would be beneficial - French, German, Spanish or Italian.

Behaviours

• Resilient profile with the ability to deliver in an ambiguous environment
• Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective
• Curious with learning agility
• Operationally excellent
• Organised with systematic approach to prioritisation
• Process orientated to achieve the business objective

Gilead Core Values

• Integrity (always doing the right thing),
• Teamwork (collaborating in good faith),
• Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability),
• Accountability (taking personal responsibility),
• Inclusion (encouraging diversity).

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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